Author: Katherine Kirk
UAB opened their first Conference USA game of the season by defeating Louisiana Tech 2-0.
A foul by LA Tech’s Valeria Rios leads to a shot on goal by UAB’s Kendall Page, rebounded by Asha Zuniga making the first goal of the game in the 52nd minute. UAB takes their second victory of the season against Louisiana Tech.
UAB started the game strong with 6 shots, two on goal, within the first half. The Lady Techsters fought hard keeping the score at 0-0 at halftime.
LA Tech started the second half with a strong offense, however UAB’s defense kept them from scoring. Asha Zuniga scored the first goal of the game, giving the Blazers a 1-0 lead.
The battle continued as LA Tech made their way into Blazer territory. Excellent offense from UAB led to the game point scored by Lexxe Lipsey in the 68th minute of the game.
“Starting off conference play with a win is absolutely important and crucial as we’ve been, kind of learned through the years, and you can see how elated they are. We’re just so happy for them, they played phenomenal tonight,” UAB head coach Erica Demers said after the game.
UAB (2-5-2) will take on Old Dominion (5-2-0) in Virginia on Sept. 19. Kickoff is at 3:00pm.
